Comments on: Dynafit Release Adjustment Tips and Tricks

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:54:40 +0000

After a couple years of pondering, I finally measured the new Vertical ST/FT adjustment shim (with the little ball) versus the old Comfort shim — I was always wondering whether the new shim was thinner, or just *seemed* thinner b/c of the different shape.
So with digital calipers:
– old = 5.89 mm
– new = 5.42 mm
The exactly figures are subject to slight differences in measurement technique, but bottomline is that the new shim is about half a mm thinner than the old.
This brings up the question, should the Vertical ST/FT be set to a tighter gap than the Comfort, or should both bindings be set to the new shim, or is the new shim less accurate, and/or is half a mm not worth worrying about?

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:11:09 +0000

Jim, I usually do not add the pack weight, as the chart is only a guideline, and it’s better to start light, pre-release if it’s going to happen, then adjust up. Just remember when you’re in the fine tuning stage not to be skiing anything where a pre-release would kill you.

Also, I’ve found it advantageous to adjust lateral and vertical independent of each other. They both don’t need to be the same number.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:28:28 +0000

Lou,

When you look up your DIN number on the DIN chart, do you add the weight of your pack to your skier weight? In other words, if your pack is 40 pounds, do you add 40 pounds to your skier weight? I hereby release you of all liability for any comments you make on this subject.

Thanks,
Jim

By: John

John — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:13:01 +0000

I have a set of FT 12 bindings on Atomic RT 86s. The instructions call for 6mm of heel clearance. At 6mm I can flex the ski up to the point where the pins pull out of the boot heel fairly easily. My main concern is overflexing the ski in the other direction, say while dropping into a chute, and pushing the boot out of the front mechanism. At 4mm I can get pretty close to simulating this.

The relationship between vertical release setting and heel clearance is readily apparent.

What heel spacing do you guys run on your FT 12s?

By: Lou

Lou — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:56:04 +0000

Cameron, what boots, body weight and conditions? Any chance either the toe sockets were icy or dirt packed, or that you had ice in the pocket under the binding toe wings? Does this happen any conditions, any day? And how often?